The 2026-27 Budget: California Highway Patrol Proposals

Mar 6, 2026 - Moreover, given the scale of the state’s projected budget shortfall in the coming years, the option of relying upon the General Fund or other special funds to help cover the MVA expenditures will be challenging.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5152

The 2026-27 Budget: Contract to Achieve Operational Efficiencies

Mar 10, 2026 - At the time of enactment, the 2024-25 budget assumed that these exercises would reduce ongoing General Fund departmental state operations expenditures by $2.8 billion by 2025-26. (In addition, it assumed $800 million in General Fund savings from the university systems.)
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5156

The 2026-27 Budget: Office of Emergency Services Next Generation 911 System

Feb 27, 2026 - In the 2025 ‑26 Budget Act , the Legislature directed OES to provide two reports on major challenges, solutions, expenditures, and a time line for the Next Generation 911 system. We recommend that the Legislature continue to direct OES to provide project and expenditure reports to the Legislature, preferably on a monthly (project) and quarterly (expenditures) basis in 2026 ‑27 and ongoing until legacy 911 has been fully decommissioned.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5145